Cole-Hamilton comments on hospital inquiry

Responding to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry's publication of Lord Brodie’s interim findings in relation to the Inquiry’s Edinburgh investigations, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

"My constituents were deeply worried by the delays and confusion relating to the opening of the new children's hospital in Edinburgh.

"For many patients and their parents it was an extra layer of stress that they should not have had to deal with at an already difficult time.

"It was also another unnecessary expense for taxpayers to bear.

"There are a number of Scottish hospitals requiring renewal or replacement in the coming years including the Belford in Fort William and the Gilbert Bain in Shetland and it will be important that their construction is informed by these findings."